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Enjoying fall hues? Thank carotenoids, anthocyanins
Published November 22, 2008, 8:41 am, The Record Searchlight
We can look at a calendar and know that it’s fall. But how do the trees know? There are three major factors that alert trees that the season is changing: length of night, pigments in the leaves and weather.
Estimating the True Costs of Invasive Species in Great Lakes
Published November 22, 2008, 6:00 am, LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News
The Great Lakes currently harbor well-established populations of more than 50 non-native species that were dumped into those waters by ocean-going ships. As a student of ecology, I have long wondered what is the total cost of the introductions of so many species, the impact on the ability of these critical water bodies to support sport and commercial fishing and wildlife viewing. But when I ...
FSU's Rolle ready for his Rhodes close-up
Published November 22, 2008, 5:04 am, Tallahassee Democrat
The pass from Boston College quarterback Chris Crane was incomplete. But as the ball sailed out of bounds, Florida State defender Myron Rolle found himself on the Eagles' sideline and face-to-face with Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski.
Transplant success raises stem-cell promise | Loveland Reporter-Herald
Published November 22, 2008, 4:41 am, Loveland Reporter-Herald
The transplant itself wasn’t groundbreaking. What was: the fact that the trachea consisted of tissue grown from the recipient’s own stem cells, which eliminated the need for drugs to keep her body from rejecting the transplant.
UK Invests £20 Million To Fight Virtual Crime And Treat Our Ageing Population
Published November 22, 2008, 4:07 am, Medical News Today
Fighting virtual crime, treating an ageing population, and turning research into commercial enterprises, will be the focus of a £20 million ($30.4 million) investment announced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Strengthening Bone By Low Vibrations
Published November 22, 2008, 3:10 am, Medical News Today
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the biologic and physical mechanisms of very low-magnitude mechanical signals and how they strengthen bone and muscle. Led by Clinton Rubin, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering, and Stefan Judex, Ph.D.
Surgeons Inject Concentrated Stem Cells Directly Into Patient's Heart In New Clinical Trial
Published November 22, 2008, 3:09 am, Medical News Today
Surgeons at The Methodist Hospital in Houston were the first in the nation Thursday to inject highly-concentrated stem cells directly into a patient's heart, providing an intense, direct hit on damaged heart tissue.
Despite hard times, families count blessings
Published November 22, 2008, 12:08 am, Miami Herald
When David Katzberg lost his job at a local Lexus dealership, he never thought he would be unemployed for so long. Employers liked his sales resume during interviews, but then the economy tanked. For almost two years, the 56-year-old from Miami's Fontainebleau Park has lived off once-considerable savings.
The skies just got friendlier -- and roomier
Published November 22, 2008, 12:03 am, MENAFN
The skies just got friendlier -- and roomier
A case for medical ethics?
Published November 21, 2008, 11:25 pm, The New Straits Times
IT was reported recently that Japanese scientists have created a mouse from a dead cell frozen for 16 years, bringing the dream of reproducing extinct animals one step closer to reality.
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